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This week:

It's a mod world

Sometimes these things write themselves.

Motorist and double amputee Robert Bate was chased by police for three-miles after failing to stop in his Vauxhall Astra near Hawthorn in County Durham. His car came to a halt after crashing through a fence.

When officers examined the car, they found it was modified with broom handles, attached to the accelerator and brake pedals with duct tape.

Mr Bate, whose blood contained traces of heroin and cocaine, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, and was banned from driving for two years.

Tag - you're it

The Los Angeles Police Department are testing a new device - a global positioning tag which is fired from a gun onto cars involved in high-speed pursuits.

The glue-covered golf ball-sized tags, nick-named smart darts, are fired from police cars and attach themselves to speeding vehicles. The tags then transmit details of the car's location to be superimposed on a map of the area.

LAPD Chief William Bratton said: "We believe this technology and the trials associated with it will potentially give police officers yet another tool to minimize the damaging risks associated with high-speed pursuits."

Inventors StarChase hope the Pursuit Management System will be used by police forces across the US.

That's Norway to drive

A Norwegian driver has been fined £700 after posting a video of himself driving at 150mph on a video-sharing website.

The motorist, in his early twenties, filmed himself driving his Skoda Octavia at breakneck speeds on a road 20 miles south-west of the Norwegian capital Oslo.

He then posted the clip on the internet, allowing everyone, including the police, to see his speeding exploits.

The clip has now been removed from YouTube.

But if it's videos you're after...

Video: Bikini Bandits

If you’re offended by nudity, don’t read any further.

Authorities in Denmark have come up with a novel way of attracting attention to speed limits. I won’t spoil it, but it involves speed signs, models and not a lot of clothes.

Probably best not to look at this video at work. Unless you work in Hooters.

www.speedbandits.dk

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